Project Controls Intern (Cost & Data Support)
About The Position
At APM Terminals, a global leader in port and terminal operations, we enable global trade and drive sustainable growth. This internship supports the Project Controls team by helping organize, validate, and structure historical project cost data for a major infrastructure program, strengthening data quality and consistency for reporting and analysis. The role provides practical exposure to how cost data supports governance, transparency, and decision-making on complex capital projects. APMT Terminals fosters a dynamic learning and training culture, driven by Lean principles, empowering employees to develop skills and advance careers in a diverse, multinational workplace. Interns gain hands-on experience in cost management and enterprise reporting, with mentorship from experienced professionals, clear outcomes, and meaningful deliverables within a collaborative and inclusive team culture.
Requirements
- Continuous improvement mindset: someone who is naturally curious, committed to solving problems at the root, and driven to make things better every day
- Currently studying Engineering, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related discipline
- Strong Excel capability, including confidence working with large datasets, formulas, lookups, and pivot tables
- An analytical and methodical approach with a high level of attention to detail and data accuracy
- Ability to work through incomplete or inconsistent information in a structured and disciplined way
- Interest in project controls, cost management, or large‑scale infrastructure and capital programs
Responsibilities
- Assist in cleaning, validating, and structuring historical project cost data from 2025 to present
- Support reconciliation of cost records across source systems, reports, and supporting documentation
- Help organize cost information in line with established project cost breakdown structures
- Contribute to the preparation of cost reports, summaries, and dashboard inputs for internal use
- Perform basic data analysis to identify gaps, inconsistencies, trends, and areas requiring follow‑up
- Document data assumptions, limitations, and findings to support transparency and reuse
- Collaborate with the Cost Engineer and broader Project Controls team to support ongoing reporting activities
Benefits
- Dynamic learning and training culture that empowers our employees to excel
- Opportunity to develop their skills and advance their careers
- Diverse, multinational workplace where your operational insights directly influence how we work
- Exposure to a large‑scale capital infrastructure program where accurate cost data supports planning, forecasting, and informed decision‑making
- Hands‑on experience within a Project Controls function, gaining practical insight into cost management and enterprise reporting environments
- A structured internship with clear outcomes, mentorship from experienced cost and project controls professionals, and meaningful deliverables
- A collaborative and inclusive team culture that values learning, balance, and continuous development
- Equal employment opportunity
- Providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities
- Value and encourage diversity
- Commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace
- Support for adjustments during the application and hiring process
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
